{"id":108006,"date":"2026-06-13T13:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T07:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=108006"},"modified":"2026-06-13T14:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:16:21","slug":"slovakia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/slovakia\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovakia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Slovakia Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister of India will undertake a historic state visit to Slovakia marking the first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the Central European nation since its independence.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Slovakia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a mountainous <\/span><b>landlocked country in Central Europe.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by 5 Nations: by <\/span><b>Poland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the north; <\/span><b>Hungary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south; <\/span><b>Ukraine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the east; <\/span><b>Austria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the southwest and <\/span><b>Czech Republic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the west.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>member of the European Union and <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nato-countries-list\/\" target=\"_blank\">NATO<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bratislava<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Slovakia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Topography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Slovakia&#8217;s geography is <\/span><b>largely mountainous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the northern and central parts of the country, while the southern part is covered by lowlands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It experiences a <\/span><b>continental climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> common to central Europe, characterised by warm, dry summers and cold winters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain Ranges: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ore Mountains, Tatra Mountains and Carpathian Mountains\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Peak:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The highest point is Gerlach Peak<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Danube, Morava, Hron, Hornad and Vah<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of iron ore, copper, manganese, magnesite, lead, and zinc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/pm-modi-to-embark-on-6-day-visit-to-france-and-slovakia-on-saturday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slovakia is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Europe. 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